Dearness Allowance @ 18% of Basic Pay w.e.f. April, 2025

The whole time State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 18% of basic pay with effect from 01/04/2025.

Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
(Audit Branch)
NABANNA, Howrah – 711102

No. 1132-F(P2) Dated, Howrah, the 25th March, 2025

MEMORANDUM

Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government Employees and the employees of Government aided Educational Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings, Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations/ Municipalities, Local Bodies etc. and also Dearness Relief to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners.

The question of enhancement of (i) Dearness Allowance in respect of Government employees, the teaching and non-teaching employees of Government aided Educational Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings, Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations/ Municipalities, Local Bodies etc. and (ii) Dearness Relief on the pension/ family pension has been under consideration of the Government for some time past.

2. After careful consideration, the Governor has been pleased to decide the following:

I. The whole time State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 18% of basic pay with effect from 01/04/2025. The calculation of Dearness Allowances shall be made taking into account the revised basic pay and NPA, if any, but it shall not include any other type of pay.

II. The Dearness Allowance as sanctioned at (I) above in respect of State Government employees shall be admissible to the teaching and non-teaching employees of Government aided Educational Institutions, employees of Statutory Bodies, Government Undertakings, Panchayats including Panchayat Karmee, Municipal Corporations/ Municipalities, Local Bodies etc. The respective Administrative Department may sanction the benefit of Dearness Allowance @ 18% of revised basic pay with effect from 01/04/2025 to the employees under their control without making any further reference to Group-P2 of this Department.

III. (a) The State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 18% of revised basic pension/ revised family pension with effect from 01/04/2025.

(b) It will be the responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority to calculate the quantum of Dearness Relief on revised Pension/ revised family Pension payable to each individual case.

(c) For the purpose of payment of Dearness Relief sanctioned herein, the Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, will issue authority to the Public Sector Banks in Kolkata and the Accountant General of other States.

(d) The Treasury or Sub-treasury Officers in this State will give effect to this order without the authority of the Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal.

IV. The Dearness Relief as sanctioned at (III)(a) above for the State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall also be admissible to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners of State aided Non-Government Educational Institutions, Statutory Bodies/ Government Undertakings/ Panchayats, Municipal Corporations/ Municipalities, Local Bodies etc., who are in receipt of revised Pension/ revised Family Pension. The respective Administrative Department may sanction the benefit of Dearness Relief @18% of revised Pension/ revised Family Pension with effect from 01/04/2025 to the Pensioners/ Family Pensioners concerned under their control without making any further reference to Pension Branch of this Department.

V. (a) The rate of Dearness Allowance in respect of the employees mentioned in para (I) above who are drawing pay in the pre-revised pay structure as per recommendation of the 5lh Pay Commission shall be enhanced from 161% to 171% with effect from 01/04/2025.

(b) The pensioners/ family pensioners still drawing pre-revised pension/ family pension (As per ROPA 2009) will get Dearness Relief @171% with effect from 01/04/2025 till their pension/ family pension is revised.

VI. The Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief sanctioned herein shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee in each case.

VII. In the case of Public Undertakings/ Statutory Bodies, the additional expenditure for sanction of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief should be borne by such Undertakings/ Bodies themselves out of their own resources or out of financial assistance provided to them in the budget and no additional financial assistance will be given to them on that account.

VIII. There will be a further ad-hoc increase in the Daily Rate of Wages by Rs. 22/- (Rupees Twenty Two) only with effect from 01/04/2025 for the daily rated workers under the Government whose wages are not regulated by any Statutory provisions like the Minimum Wages Act, etc.

Sd/-P.K. Mishra
Additional Chief Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal

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No. 1132-F dated 25.03.2025, Source

Rates of Dearness Allowance and I.R to State Govt. Employees

Every time D.A. and I.R. hike is announced vide Finance Department Order time to time. Here you will find percentage of D.A. rate from the year 1987 to till date with F.D. Memo Nos.

Notification	Date of Effect	Rates of Dearness Allowance
3360-F & 3367-F dt. 04.04.1987	01-03-1987	4%
12890-F dt. 28-11-1987	01-12-1987	8%
5690-F dt.17-05-1988	01-06-1988	13%
610-F dt.17-01-1989	01-02-1989	18%
5619-F dt. 20-05-1989	01-06-1989	23%
11560-F dt. 20-10-1989	01-11-1989	29%
5075-F dt. 24-05-1990	01-06-1990	34%
11715-F dt. 22-11-1990	01-12-1990	38%
2880-F dt. 26-03-1991	01-04-1991	43%
11210-F dt. 05-12-1991	01-01-1992	51%
10485-F dt. 14-10-1992	01-11-1992	60%
7801-F dt. 02-07-1993	01-07-1993	71%
12550-F dt. 26-11-1993	01-12-1993	83%
4130-F dt. 12-04-1994	01-05-1994	92%
10410-F dt. 28-10-1994	01-11-1994	97%
975-F dt. 31-01-1995	01-02-1995	104%
5733-F dt. 01-06-1995	01-06-1995	114%
11200-F dt. 13-11-1995	01-12-1995	125%
955-F dt. 29-11-1995	01-12-1995	Rs. 100/- (I.R)
2675-F dt.08-03-1996	01-04-1996	136%
7756-F dt. 27-08-1996	01-10-1996	148%
2896-F dt. 27-03-1997	01-04-1997	(I.R. 10% or min Rs. 100/-)
6695-F dt. 25-07-1997	01-08-1997	159%
10705-F dt. 10-12-1997	01-12-1997	170%
2590-F dt. 02-04-1998	01-04-1998	182.4%
ROPA 1998 (7306-F dated 16.10.1998)
7308-F dt. 16-10-1998	01-04-1997	NIL
Do	01-08-1997	4%
Do	01-12-1997	8%
Do	01-04-1998	13%
Do	01-11-1998	22%
7285-F dt. 26-07-1999	01-08-1999	32%
3230-F dt 04-04-2000	01-04-2000	37%
7640-F dt. 06-09-2000	01-10-2000	38%
6110-F dt. 27-06-2001	01-07-2001	41%
6815-F dt. 27-06-2003	01-07-2003	45%
7848-F dt. 12-08-2004	01-09-2004	49%
3134-F dt.04-04-2005	01-04-2005	52%
7390-F dt 19-08-2005	01-09-2005	55%
9110-F dt. 11-11-2005	01-12-2005	59%
1699-F dt. 27.02.2006	01.03.2006	61%
4760-F dt. 27.06.2006	01.07.2006	64%
6568-F dt. 01.09.2006	01.09.2006	67%
1-F dt. 02-01-2007	01.01.2007	71%
2415-F dt. 27-03-2007	01.04.2007	50% Merger of D.A
2416-F dt. 27-03-2007	01.04.2007	24% D.A calculation of B.P.D.P
13-F dt 01.01.2008	01.01.2008	29% D.A calculation of B.P.D.P
4236-F dt 12.06.2008	01.06.2008	35% D.A calculation of B.P.D.P
8195-F dt. 04.11.2008	01.11.2008	41% D.A calculation of B.P.D.P
1370-F dt. 12.02.2009	01.03.2009	47% D.A calculation of B.P.D.P
ROPA 2009 (1690-F dt. 23.02.2009)
1692-F dt. 23.02.2009	01.04.2008	2%
-Do-	01.06.2008	6%
-Do-	01.11.2008	9%
-Do-	01.03.2009	12%
-Do-	01.04.2009	16%
10301-F dt. 03.12.2009	01.12.2009	22%
2580-F dt. 09.04.2010	01.04.2010	27%
10850-F dt. 23.11.2010	01.12.2010	35%
11080-F dt. 12.12.2011	01.01.2012	45%
10615-F dt. 31.12.2012	01.01.2013	52%
8840-F dt. 16.12.2013	01.01.2014	58%
143-F dt. 09.01.2015	01.01.2015	65%
8430-F dt. 14.12.2015	01.01.2016	75%
18-F dt. 02.01.2017	01.01.2017	85%
5724-F dt. 12.09.2017	01.01.2018	100%
4037-F dt. 21.06.2018	01.01.2019	125%
ROPA 2019 (5562-F dt. 25.09.2019)
78-F dt. 08.01.2021	01.01.2021	3%
850-F dt. 24.02.2023	01.03.2023	6%
56-F dt. 03.01.2024	01.01.2024	10%
1090-F dt. 01.03.2024 2691-F dt. 11.06.2024	01.04.2024	14%
1132-F dt. 25.03.2025	01.04.2025	18%

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The whole time State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 18% of basic pay with effect from 01/04/2025.

Government of West Bengal Finance Department (Audit Branch) NABANNA, Howrah – 711102

No. 1132-F(P2) Dated, Howrah, the 25th March, 2025

MEMORANDUM

2. After careful consideration, the Governor has been pleased to decide the following:

I. The whole time State Government employees shall draw Dearness Allowance @ 18% of basic pay with effect from 01/04/2025. The calculation of Dearness Allowances shall be made taking into account the revised basic pay and NPA, if any, but it shall not include any other type of pay.

III. (a) The State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 18% of revised basic pension/ revised family pension with effect from 01/04/2025.

(b) It will be the responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority to calculate the quantum of Dearness Relief on revised Pension/ revised family Pension payable to each individual case.

(c) For the purpose of payment of Dearness Relief sanctioned herein, the Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, will issue authority to the Public Sector Banks in Kolkata and the Accountant General of other States.

(d) The Treasury or Sub-treasury Officers in this State will give effect to this order without the authority of the Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal.

V. (a) The rate of Dearness Allowance in respect of the employees mentioned in para (I) above who are drawing pay in the pre-revised pay structure as per recommendation of the 5lh Pay Commission shall be enhanced from 161% to 171% with effect from 01/04/2025.

(b) The pensioners/ family pensioners still drawing pre-revised pension/ family pension (As per ROPA 2009) will get Dearness Relief @171% with effect from 01/04/2025 till their pension/ family pension is revised.

VI. The Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief sanctioned herein shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee in each case.

VIII. There will be a further ad-hoc increase in the Daily Rate of Wages by Rs. 22/- (Rupees Twenty Two) only with effect from 01/04/2025 for the daily rated workers under the Government whose wages are not regulated by any Statutory provisions like the Minimum Wages Act, etc.

Sd/-P.K. Mishra Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal

No. 1132-F dated 25.03.2025, Source

Rates of Dearness Allowance and I.R to State Govt. Employees

Every time D.A. and I.R. hike is announced vide Finance Department Order time to time. Here you will find percentage of D.A. rate from the year 1987 to till date with F.D. Memo Nos.

Notification

Date of Effect

Rates of Dearness Allowance

3360-F & 3367-F dt. 04.04.1987

01-03-1987

4%

12890-F dt. 28-11-1987

01-12-1987

8%

5690-F dt.17-05-1988

01-06-1988

13%

610-F dt.17-01-1989

01-02-1989

18%

5619-F dt. 20-05-1989

01-06-1989

23%

11560-F dt. 20-10-1989

01-11-1989

29%

5075-F dt. 24-05-1990

01-06-1990

34%

11715-F dt. 22-11-1990

01-12-1990

38%

2880-F dt. 26-03-1991

01-04-1991

43%

11210-F dt. 05-12-1991

01-01-1992

51%

10485-F dt. 14-10-1992

01-11-1992

60%

7801-F dt. 02-07-1993

01-07-1993

71%

12550-F dt. 26-11-1993

01-12-1993

83%

4130-F dt. 12-04-1994

01-05-1994

92%

10410-F dt. 28-10-1994

01-11-1994

97%

975-F dt. 31-01-1995

01-02-1995

104%

5733-F dt. 01-06-1995

01-06-1995

114%

11200-F dt. 13-11-1995

01-12-1995

125%

955-F dt. 29-11-1995

Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
(Audit Branch)
NABANNA, Howrah – 711102

Sd/-P.K. Mishra
Additional Chief Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal